It is genuinely refreshing to see someone building a new PC that is not intended to be ridiculously high performing but is instead just right for their needs. Throughout this build I noticed so many modest and sensible hardware choices; it made me consider the clear benefits of having a silent, efficient albeit slightly less performant machine. Thank you once again Chris for another excellent video; I am soon going to use your network cabling tutorial for my own installation!
That's exactly the reason why I switched to an Apple Mac mini M1 in its stock configuration. Although it has a fan, under normal load it's practically inaudible. Thanks to Christopher for videos, that often put things in the right perspective!
Totally agree. The most common overkill in new PC builds that I see is with GPU. People seem to want to buy the best GPU they can afford, instead of what they actually need. I mean, you don’t need a RTX 4000 series for checking email, social media, web browsing, and even most gaming needs! I suspect in most builds, people can save the most by buying only the GPU they really need now, also allowing an easy future upgrade when more graphics performance is really needed.
Nicely done! 1/3 electricity consumed for 3-4x performance gain. And no tinnitus triggering noise. Wishing you another 10 years of enjoying this computer case.
Nice video Chris - you've not changed in (nearly) 40 years! You won't remember, and neither of us knew it at the time, but you were instrumental in starting me off on a career in IT when you were helping me with an electronics project at school.
@@ExplainingComputers Indeed it was! Not the happiest of times for other reasons, but even after all this time I remember you patiently explaining the purpose of a 555 timer to what must have looked like a Lancashire neanderthal. Clearly your desire to educate others hasn't dwindled.
I tend to have music on most times to dampen my tinnitus - but the power saving aspect is something to look for regardless especially in these times..... Thank you for the video Chris, and take care.
Chris, I was person that did the memory reference layout for the CPU company (This family cpu supports DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5, max 32G ram), very happy to see you like the system . I posted a link to Intel website on the N family that has more powerful CPU N200,N300 , lower performance N95 --. Somehow my comment was deleted yesterday . So I am not posting any URL risk robot spam removal. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing happy customer. Merry Christmas !
@@ExplainingComputers This chip was also optimized for chromebook. If you build a Chrome flex OS and run it off SSD, it will be very fast. A few well known OEM build chromebook with this CPU. Surface Go4 will come with this family of CPU too. 😊
@@clooi5018 can I ask you what CPU you would recommand for a PC running linux and used for coding and occasional retro consoles emulation please? Is the N100 a good candidate or going for N200 or better is safer? thank you.
@@polar_inertia Both N100 and N200 has 4 E-cores, differences being N200 higher clock speed and has 32EU, N100 has only 24EU (usually sufficient for day to day use), another factor you want to consider is memory technology used, you will want DDR5 (or LPDDR5 usually soldered down and not upgradable ), this CPU can support DDR4, but only up to 3200MT/s. DDR5 above can support up to 4800MT/s, my last knowledge about this family of CPU, we hoped it would hit 5200 but somehow Si IP has its limit. A better performance CPU in this family is N305, it utlizes all 8 E core, supports DDR5 too, more costly too . This family of CPU supports single channel memory only. If you doing coding and occasional gaming, probably is ok with N200 with DDR5 support . I have not done code compiling on this system, cannot comment too much this. If you have extended high power mode running, probably get a system with fan cooling (supports up to 15w) rather than those 6-9w passive cooled system. I know of friends working in such environment, for coding laptop, they use a lower performance system (laptop) purely for coding (basically text typing) and office email, internet etc, for compiling , they have more beefy system , sometime system with i7 performance or Ryzen7 type of system performance for that purpose, with plenty of storage . Sorry, did not mean to psycho you to buy more hardware. Anyway, this N family CPU has upgrade coming soon, known as TwinLake, you will something like N250.. just guessing.
@clooi5018 thank you so much for that detailed answer! It's really appreciated! No worries I'd rather know now that the Nxxx aren't powerful enough than after bying one 😁
After I watched this video I bought all the parts and built one for myself. The bios went right to my USB stick and booted into Linux mint. I installed it and it loaded just fine. I installed a temperature app and put on a video, the temp only went up to 120. This is an amazing board. Thanks Chris.
Getting to watch an excellent new build video from Chris while simultaneously getting to watch him struggle with the small form factor on camera is such a perfect combo. Passive cooling too! The only thing quieter than a Noctua fan.
I really appreciate the way you re-use the case, and drives, and do frugal upgrades that get what you need and don't waste resources. this would make a great Home Theater PC or Plex (or similar) server. Nice job!
Just ordered one of these based on your recommendation. I'll be using it as a plex and roon server. I've had a beautiful fractal design mini itx case sitting idle for a couple of years and finally have something worthy, but not overpriced, to put in it.
I bought an N100 NUC recently, and it is remarkable performance for the price. It feels like my old desktop i5 from ten years ago: 4 cores, 4 threads, nothing fancy like P-cores or chiplets, everything is equal and sane. It feels right somehow.
Professor Barnatt, when I find a channel that grabs me, I stick with it. Over the last couple of years, a lot of channels I used to find interesting got to be boring, stupid or just shite, but your videos are still as interesting as the 1st!
Greetings. A silent PC is certainly a nice choice when it gives enough power to do everyday tasks and even run a VM. Interesting upgrade video, Chris B.
I enjoy seeing these videos. Helps when deciding what to use when upgrading and I appreciate the honesty shown when discussing any drawbacks. The silent cooling is a bonus as well. Thanks and as always, great video.
All in all, it is a good board. I can use it to operate as a beefy PLC application in factory settings or a small PC controller and monitor many PLCs in a factory setting. I have 2 on order and will test it before trying to market it to my customers. It has to function stressed under max loads in a hot. humid, and dusty environment. I may have to run it caseless as I do many of my SBCs that serve as replacements for old SS PLCs. It looks promising and cost-effective. Cool Video. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. This board and its bigger m-atx sister are right in the home pc/lab space and very economical too. For anyone curious. The specific nvme is MZ-V7S2T0. The manufacture’s website has a memory QVL file in the support section so you can get a better interesting about ram speed options. There is a storage QVL too if anyone is curious.
I'm using this motherboard inside an old switch 1U rack case, as a home server and smart home hub, DVR etc. What I missed was an internal DC connector to have 19V laptop brick mounted inside, not only via back panel. Also I'd love it to have a full x16 PCIe for RAID storage options. The connector is x4, but actually only x2 connected. Same for mpcie.
Another excellent video. One idea for the black plastic back plate you used to cover the empty PSU bay would be to fit a parallel port. It would be pretty cool to have a modern system that has PS/2, serial and parallel ports should you need them for older devices.
I missed this part of the video. I would actually block it with a screen or leave it open for airflow. That case was not designed for fanless specifically and so it has ventilation but ideally more..
I work with structural design software that uses a hardware lock device that connects to a parallel port in order to let the program function legally. I have needed to keep functional old machines that still have that port. Newer versions of the software use other methods but are expensive and the old one that was legally bought still works like a charm. So having a newer computer with a functioning parallel port would be great.
Congratulations for the new build! I thought that N100 were available only on mini PCs, so it's cool to know they are an option to consider for power-efficient modern builds!
There's also firewall appliances in the N100 format. Not terribly user friendly as far as servicing, but they come with a massive heatsink in the fanless variety. Personally, I might be interested in a N305 version over the N100; twice the cores, with a slight bump up in power draw. Note. I checked my N100 firewall appliance; it's running at 55 C currently.
Nice set of choices for a perfectly functional "daily driver". As a build for you and your skills, this was falling-down easy. But I'm sure it would be a great tutorial for beginners looking for a similar very affordable platform. It's a nice addition to your canon, and your video production skills are always top-notch.
I will confess, silent computers are something I have come to really appreciate. It's one bug thing with the Raspberry Pi 5B, because the official cooler isn't very loud, and is barely used under nirmal loads anyway.
I had a project to silence my desktop...undervolted, underclocked r5 3600. Oversized aircooler with very low rpm quality fans. Just the other day I thought something was wrong since I could hear the machine. Turns out it was just my soda bubbling. Silent machines rock.
@@Tony-eo8zzI'll be honest... I like having a Raspberry Pi as a daily driver. I want something for creative writing and the like, and it is wonderful for what I want. Also, it has a small power output, which is another big consideration for me. Having a system be as quiet as possible is another thing I want. I have an Intel machine, which I got for basic gaming.
I love your computer upgrade videos. So down to earth, and a good reminder to keep hardware in service when possible rather than buying everything new for a new project.
Thank you! 👍🏻🙏🏻🙂 6:00 Small World! I'm a *QuietPC* customer too! I live in Florida and they were the only retailer on Planet Earth who had a brand new *i9-13900T* to sell me earlier this year. It was a flawless transaction and I highly recommend them to everyone I know. 💖
Very helpful video as usual. Today I built a similar pc to his build. I’m very impressed with the performance and price. These N100 cpus make for a snappy little machine.
Nice build. It's always extremely satisfying to see the performance benefits of current PC tech vs something nearly a decade old. A year on, I suffer from post-covid tinnitus so I can fully appreciate how it feels to never be able to hear true silence ever again 😞. But, some people have succumbed to far more serious after effects of the virus so I should be thankful really.
I’ve decided to build one as my 2nd pc to play my older games on. Since I do not play nor enjoy modern hand held guiding games, press this button press that button known as QuickTime events no thanks. This solution is ideal for the less demanding titles I enjoy. Thanks for inspiring me to do so.
Great video (as always)! One thing I've learnt throughout the years of computing is to take pauses during longer sessions. It's easy to forget about time while working/gaming/etc., but a few minutes of just standing up or leaving the room for a minute helps with getting out of that very static stance one might have while sitting down (completely unaware of it). Tinnitus can come from muscle tension and so on, for instance, jaw clenching. Hope the silent machine helps out anyhow! Sure think it will!
I am glad you got your new PC. I wanted to do something similar but I got lost in the many options to choose from, and gave up. Seeing how simple the build can be helps a lot. Thanks for sharing. ❤
The video and its associated videos, together with the latest moronic MS developments, that finally pushed me 100% over to Linux. Years of practice with Linux now means I am entirely comfortable, helped by these videos, with dumping MS for good. Thanks Chris; the very definition of useful, reliable YT content.
very interesting. I had an idea to do the same couple of months ago, but I was 10 years away from the pc topics and bought at the end a laptop, but I love the idea of silent and fast small pc with linux for dayli usage. Thanks for the video!
I love that case, I wish more modern cases had 5.25'' drive bays, even if you're not gonna put an optical drive, they're handy for hot swap sata bays or additional front usb.
Always good to see an EC build video. Clear explanation as to why each component was chosen, and how to carry out the assembly. As a bonus, I think this might be the first time I heard the meaning of LPT.
That and the serial port are now relics of the past for most people. Surprising the board had them both. Unless you ordered that motherboard especially because you had a use for them?
@@sharonwolff1 I too was surprised to see that Chris’ board had both ports, as I’m sure it’s meant for office or home use. Serial is still (or was until recently) used in industrial applications.
Those older ports might be useful for certain commercial or industrial use cases where interfacing with the machine the computer controls requires LPT or COM. One example I can immediately think of is laser tag arenas.
This is why the heyday of the SBC is over. For a comparable price, you can get a more capable system than an SBC. That's not to say there are no use cases for an SBC form factor. But more and more people are going to build systems like this instead of using SBCs. If you're looking for a quick video to produce, you might compare the performance of this computer with similarly-priced SBCs. I think that would be very interesting.
As always Chris, informative and entertaining. I am extremely happy I found your channel years ago. Thank you for all the great vids including this one.
Very nice. The N100 is, IMO, the best bang for your buck processor to come out in 2023. Dual channel RAM would have added a nice little oomph to the performance but this is Intel after all, so you cannot expect too much. This video also showed people that using a 2014 PC does not have to mean living in the dark ages, with day to day performance being perfectly acceptable. Re-using the case was another example of good ecology.
Congratulations! I've build my night sky observation camera station for outdoor usage with an ASRock board as main server . I love the power efficiency of these boards. 😊
It's so nice to watch a video like this. It reminds me of older systems when passive cooling was still a common thing. Such a beautiful piece of computing engineering, for daily use of browser, office, etc.
An interesting silent build & not a bad price for the N100. I like the the old itx case you've reused it seemed to have a fair amount of space. Mr scissors had plenty of action nice to see, one thing missing was the cursing of the IO shield.
Hi Chris, the temperature is certainly acceptable for a fanless PC, and the components are mounted fine for airflow, but I'd prefer to keep it cooler if it was mine. You should test it with the case open, or placed on its side, because not having vents at the top may be something you can fix, and a vertical orientation may help speed how quickly air goes over the fins. Once that's determined I feel like the heat sink could be swapped for a larger one if you like (and you'll probably improve cooling just by reapplying thermal paste more evenly). Lastly, you MAY be able to reduce idle power consumption and therefore temperature by capping the CPU speed in windows power options, or the voltage in BIOS. You can look at power options for the samsung drive and RAM too. But I think step #1 should get you up to -5C improvement without any performance hit at all.
1000% with you on the Office problem - the pre-ribbon interface was bliss compared to the hideous mess we have now. I note 2021 Pro is hideously slow, it's like using a foreign hosted web application but chewing up our local PC for the privilege.
Thanks for the idea! I'm planning to build a low power home server soon and energy usage is a major consideration, alongside noise. While this specific model doesn't have enough SATA ports for my liking (unless I get a PCIe -> SATA card), this has definitely pointed me in the right direction!
There's a few aliexpress motherboards out there with 6 sata and 1-2 M2 shots. They appear to be the latest cpu upgrade on boards that came up from 5105 & 6213 cpus. The main struggle is the N100 only having 9 pci lanes to handle everything, so there's some compromises. Those motherboards seem to originate from NVR security camera recording. So they get 3/4 2.5G ethernet ports (!) which claim the lion's share of the pci lanes. Still very good value of you wait for the prices to cycle lower. I was looking at older SFF pcs or H110i motherboards and the price-performance-wattage on the new N100 softrouter/nas setups appear to compete very well even against used systems. We don't get as great deals on discarded commercial kit in the UK.
This is fun to watch. Even tho some complain that x86 is stagnant because they don’t see big changes between generation of CPU anymore this shows that over 10 year period quit much has happend in form of performance/watt. Also nostalgia to see Win XP and Office 2003. 👍
I have changed from a full tower also 10+ yo i7 desktop to a modern ryzen mini pc this year. I was looking for a completely quiet desktop. This isn't, but most of the time, the noise gap from the older system is music to the ear. I'd take a leap and say that it improves life quality even. As a sidenote, I'm currently using a Noctua 120mm fan at a project at work. It's 12V rated, but I'm powering it at 5V. It is not dead silent, no, but inside a case, it might pass unnoticed. And it helps with the thermal profile. Additionally, as a diy project, one could add a usb pwm module and implement a temperature curve control, in order to keep noise at a minimum. Model I believe it is NF-F12iPPC-2000.
Glad I caught this video Christopher! This gives me some ideas for upgrading a nice old Falcon Northwest aluminum 'Shuttle' type case that currently has an old mini-ATX with a dual-core Celeron that's about used up. I'm pretty sure the case is setup for a micro ITX as well, but even if it isn't, there's plenty of floor space to redrill it for the necessary stand-offs. I don't see those SATA power cables being able to support any type of standard 3.5 in. SATA drives, so I may have to go with the N100M, so I can retain my stock PSU, and a case fan or 2, to keep the drives cool. It wouldn't be quite as efficient, but I could have a LOT more storage, and exponentially faster to boot!😉
it's impressive what you can do with a silent PC these days. though my ears would fill the void with a quiet eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee anyway, so I've never bothered going completely silent.
An EC build without 'come on you little swine'? It's gone very smoothly then! 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB is an interesting choice. I'm assuming Linux Mint 21.3 may see a newer kernel that supports the N100? Thanks Chris for the video. These N100s are decent little chips.
Completely agree about the BIOS / Ethernet setting for auto loading drivers off the internet. That's a hack just sitting there to absolutely eventually be exploited.
I really like this project as it matches with a similar idea i had for building switching over my NAS. I probably would have put a fan in there because I am paranoid, but it is nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
First one of your videos that I've seen. Very straightforward and measured. I am reminded in the best way, of the Open University broadcasts of the 80s & 90s. 👍🎓😎
It seems as though RUclips ate my first attempt to make this comment so here it goes again. I always love the PC build videos and this one is certainly no exception. I did have to hold back my laughter upon seeing the two individually bagged screws that came with the board! Whose bright idea was that? Anyway, hopefully your ears will be very happy with the quiet PC upgrade! And in regards to 15:21, here's a nice virtual hug. 🤗
Lovely stuff! Regarding power consumption, I went from ~120W idle on an 3rd gen Xeon 12 core (fastest you could get on socket 2011), all the way down to ~50W with 2.5x the performance with 12th gen. I also added a good chunk of RAM too (32GB to 64GB). May not sound like a lot, but given the 24/7 usage, that's a good chuck of my house's base load reduced!
I totally agree with the option of having a virtual windows xp for an alternative office version, that is a good idea. Great upgrade. I just did a minor upgrade to AMD 7500F running linux mint. Very smooth so far.
Even as a passive computer like that it still healthy to put a small cooling fan in to move the ambient air out and, there's plenty of tiny cooling fans that are extremely quiet.
N100 makes a decent VM server as well for prototypes and home automation. With 32gb you can throw a lot of lightly loaded services at it. Performance is great for the power usage.
Looks like a convenient and quiet daily Linux driver. I’d be interested to see how Windows would perform on it, just out of curiosity. Looking forward to your next video!
@@mikeh7704 Yes, Windows needs 16GB RAM for all of those "lovely" background processes that sit there stealing all of your personal data and phoning it home to Microsoft. The best Christmas present anyone can give themselves is to rid themselves of their Microsoft abuser once and for all and move to Linux.
This would be great to use for a low powered NAS, especially if you used flash storage for the array, complete silence! Great video Chris and may be the basis for my next homelab build.
That was my first thought as well, but the PCIe / M.2 connectivity looks a bit limited to me though. Still an interesting motherboard. I'm running a HP Prodesk 400 G6 (SFF) I bought used off ebay for about £160 a little while back, came with a core i5 (9th gen), 16GB Ram and an SSD. I upgraded a few bits on it and run Unraid on there. Quiet, efficient, and quite powerful when it needs to be. About 8W on idle and similar on load to this N100 system with an 8 core, Core™ i7-9700T. They are great for a NAS and can fit a single 3.5" drive as well which is handy. Not silent, but I run it in the loft of my garage anyway, so I can' t hear it! 😀
Smashing! You did the usual outstanding job on this Chris. Thank you for choosing to upgrade with affordable yet fully capable components. Looking forward to a subsequent report down the line. Cheers!
This Will Run Straight Off Of My Ryobi 18Volt Batteries!! I Currently Am Running A Dell Optiplex SFF I7 8700 With m.2 for OS and A Full Sized 16TB HDD To Run jellyfin Media Server And Drive My TV! It Has 1 Fan In It And Unless I Am gaming And The GPU Starts Heating Up You Can Not Hear it From My Couch! I Think i Paid 190 For The PC 180 For The HDD And 50 For The SSD! The Graphics Card Was A Gift So I Did Not List It! It Replaced An Old Dell XPS 410 Core2 Q6600 With A Kingston 128GB SSD And An Old ATI Graphics Card That Had HDMI Out! The Old XPS Did Not Fail But At Some Time You Start To Worry About Faulty Capacitors! I Definitely Got My Money Out Of The Q6600 As Has Trans-coded Thousands Of Hours of DVR'ed TV Shows In The 12 Years I owned It! It Would Be Running 24 Hours A Day 365 days A Year About A Quarter of That Time It Was Converting Mpeg2 To MP4!! the New To me Optiplex Has Quick Sync Which makes Converting Video A Snap! What Was Taking Me Hours Now Only takes Minutes!
This n100 embedded cpu motherboard is a great choice for daily home use like office work , browsing web , watching RUclips/Netflix/prime , some light gaming with old games and even stock trading ( most of the brokers in my country have a online web trading portal from where 1 can trade so no issues there but i think this cpu can easily handel the trading softwares which will be running from ssd . Install 16 gigs ram . ) so it is a allrounder in a budget . ( It's a shame that it is not available in my country) 😤☹️😑. The best part in this whole vlog is the Linux OS part . He only cloned the the previous drive's content and transferred it to new m2 ssd . And walla Linux mint system was up and running just like that 🎉🎊. No installing of any other drivers except for the video graphics driver which he said will be sorted out with a upgraded Linux Kernel 😮😳😁😆 . Now try this os cloning part with windows 😅 That is why i like Linux . It's kernel has all the drivers the OS needs to make the system work and ssd/hdd can be swapped easily to other system provided that the other system has same brand's graphic processor as that of previous system example : intel onboard graphics so go for another system with intel onboard graphics even if cpu is older or newer . Same for systems with discrete amd graphic card , find another system with discrete amd graphic card or intel onboard graphic and linux will boot ) I think a 6.x Linux kernel or above will automatically solve the graphic driver problem . LMDE 6 already comes with kernel 6.x so graphics driver may have got resolved from that start but its mint update software doesn't has any kernel update section but has got "debian backports" enabled by default so newer kernels are being pushed to LMDE6 but LM 21's mint update software does have kernel update section which contains newer kernels series from canonical
Great video, clear and concise. A balance of energy savings of compute power is becoming easier these days with tech. This hardware functions are similar to a Dell 7060m series, which is what I use for a daily driver, but with a good performance boost.
Hey Chris Idk if you saying you had a lot going on in your life was a good or bad thing But as one of the people who watch your channel and enjoy your content I hope things are ok for you And whatever you believe or if you celebrate Happy holidays or what ever you observe (don’t want to offend you) Take care And this video was done very well like everything you do buddy I thought I was the only person who liked these embedded system boards with the soldered on cpu I have a Braswell Celeron Quad Core J series J3345 I believe it is Might be off on the number as I have two the same board Only difference one is a quad the other is a dual core I use the dual core for audio use
That a J3455 and a J3355 I have One is Quad one is Dual There the Apollo Lake (Goldmont) era Celerons Really good for Linux I’ve found As limited as they can be There not meant to be more than they are I like the low power draw And I’ve gotten a lot of miles out of them both They both run Ubuntu 22.04 Idk why But I tend to like the Debian based Linux distress more than Arch or Redhat/SuSE I’m just not turning the J335 into a storage server 5 x 2 TB WD Blue Drives Ought to be a nice little nas Your channel is where I get the basis for all of my projects
It is genuinely refreshing to see someone building a new PC that is not intended to be ridiculously high performing but is instead just right for their needs. Throughout this build I noticed so many modest and sensible hardware choices; it made me consider the clear benefits of having a silent, efficient albeit slightly less performant machine. Thank you once again Chris for another excellent video; I am soon going to use your network cabling tutorial for my own installation!
That's exactly the reason why I switched to an Apple Mac mini M1 in its stock configuration. Although it has a fan, under normal load it's practically inaudible. Thanks to Christopher for videos, that often put things in the right perspective!
I'm looking forward to low specs, high performance, optimized software
Totally agree. The most common overkill in new PC builds that I see is with GPU. People seem to want to buy the best GPU they can afford, instead of what they actually need. I mean, you don’t need a RTX 4000 series for checking email, social media, web browsing, and even most gaming needs! I suspect in most builds, people can save the most by buying only the GPU they really need now, also allowing an easy future upgrade when more graphics performance is really needed.
both the SSD and the RAM choice are overkill for this box
@@DJDocsVideos Well he uses virtualbox so it will benefit from it.
Nicely done! 1/3 electricity consumed for 3-4x performance gain. And no tinnitus triggering noise. Wishing you another 10 years of enjoying this computer case.
Absolutely.
Less power consumption with tangible performance improvements is the real-world, old-school, inarguable upgrade.
Too bad we are not seeing Atom based board anymore. They have even lower power usage, and have even better math performance than the N series.
Still way too expensive. the power difference will not be noticeable in any meaningful way in terms of cost.
I think it is too expensive also. Should be around $60
This is E-core only version of Alderlake family. So is all gracemont core. :) @@knerduno5942
Nice video Chris - you've not changed in (nearly) 40 years! You won't remember, and neither of us knew it at the time, but you were instrumental in starting me off on a career in IT when you were helping me with an electronics project at school.
Wow! I presume this was at WRGS? A long time ago.
@@ExplainingComputers Indeed it was! Not the happiest of times for other reasons, but even after all this time I remember you patiently explaining the purpose of a 555 timer to what must have looked like a Lancashire neanderthal. Clearly your desire to educate others hasn't dwindled.
Ah this takes me back, as does the 555. Still a useful and classic IC. :)
What a beautiful rig.
Love how you focus on practical and power-efficient builds that don’t make your power bill skyrocket.
PS2 port, parallel port headers, serial port, VGA port.... Feels like a blast from the past.... But with a modern cpu.
Great video!
I tend to have music on most times to dampen my tinnitus - but the power saving aspect is something to look for regardless especially in these times..... Thank you for the video Chris, and take care.
Thanks for your support. I find there are times when background sound helps, and times when I prefer to remove all triggers. :)
Chris, I was person that did the memory reference layout for the CPU company (This family cpu supports DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5, max 32G ram), very happy to see you like the system . I posted a link to Intel website on the N family that has more powerful CPU N200,N300 , lower performance N95 --. Somehow my comment was deleted yesterday . So I am not posting any URL risk robot spam removal. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing happy customer. Merry Christmas !
Thanks for this, very interesting to hear from somebody involved. :)
@@ExplainingComputers This chip was also optimized for chromebook. If you build a Chrome flex OS and run it off SSD, it will be very fast. A few well known OEM build chromebook with this CPU. Surface Go4 will come with this family of CPU too. 😊
@@clooi5018 can I ask you what CPU you would recommand for a PC running linux and used for coding and occasional retro consoles emulation please? Is the N100 a good candidate or going for N200 or better is safer? thank you.
@@polar_inertia Both N100 and N200 has 4 E-cores, differences being N200 higher clock speed and has 32EU, N100 has only 24EU (usually sufficient for day to day use), another factor you want to consider is memory technology used, you will want DDR5 (or LPDDR5 usually soldered down and not upgradable ), this CPU can support DDR4, but only up to 3200MT/s. DDR5 above can support up to 4800MT/s, my last knowledge about this family of CPU, we hoped it would hit 5200 but somehow Si IP has its limit. A better performance CPU in this family is N305, it utlizes all 8 E core, supports DDR5 too, more costly too . This family of CPU supports single channel memory only. If you doing coding and occasional gaming, probably is ok with N200 with DDR5 support . I have not done code compiling on this system, cannot comment too much this. If you have extended high power mode running, probably get a system with fan cooling (supports up to 15w) rather than those 6-9w passive cooled system. I know of friends working in such environment, for coding laptop, they use a lower performance system (laptop) purely for coding (basically text typing) and office email, internet etc, for compiling , they have more beefy system , sometime system with i7 performance or Ryzen7 type of system performance for that purpose, with plenty of storage . Sorry, did not mean to psycho you to buy more hardware. Anyway, this N family CPU has upgrade coming soon, known as TwinLake, you will something like N250.. just guessing.
@clooi5018 thank you so much for that detailed answer! It's really appreciated! No worries I'd rather know now that the Nxxx aren't powerful enough than after bying one 😁
I love seeing new systems built that use far less energy :) This is the way!
The way indeed.
After I watched this video I bought all the parts and built one for myself. The bios went right to my USB stick and booted into Linux mint. I installed it and it loaded just fine. I installed a temperature app and put on a video, the temp only went up to 120. This is an amazing board. Thanks Chris.
Getting to watch an excellent new build video from Chris while simultaneously getting to watch him struggle with the small form factor on camera is such a perfect combo. Passive cooling too! The only thing quieter than a Noctua fan.
Nice build.
I recently bought an N100 mini PC for running Jellyfin , pihole, and Nextcloud.
Performs well, at just 6 watts draw.
up to 15w draw
@@danielkowalski7527 Measured mine at 6w when streaming video from Jellyfin. That's about as much as I do at any one time.
I really appreciate the way you re-use the case, and drives, and do frugal upgrades that get what you need and don't waste resources. this would make a great Home Theater PC or Plex (or similar) server. Nice job!
Just ordered one of these based on your recommendation. I'll be using it as a plex and roon server. I've had a beautiful fractal design mini itx case sitting idle for a couple of years and finally have something worthy, but not overpriced, to put in it.
Good luck with your build! :) I remain very pleased with this board.
I bought an N100 NUC recently, and it is remarkable performance for the price. It feels like my old desktop i5 from ten years ago: 4 cores, 4 threads, nothing fancy like P-cores or chiplets, everything is equal and sane. It feels right somehow.
Professor Barnatt, when I find a channel that grabs me, I stick with it. Over the last couple of years, a lot of channels I used to find interesting got to be boring, stupid or just shite, but your videos are still as interesting as the 1st!
Thanks for this positive feedback, appreciated. :)
Greetings. A silent PC is certainly a nice choice when it gives enough power to do everyday tasks and even run a VM. Interesting upgrade video, Chris B.
I enjoy seeing these videos. Helps when deciding what to use when upgrading and I appreciate the honesty shown when discussing any drawbacks. The silent cooling is a bonus as well. Thanks and as always, great video.
All in all, it is a good board. I can use it to operate as a beefy PLC application in factory settings or a small PC controller and monitor many PLCs in a factory setting. I have 2 on order and will test it before trying to market it to my customers. It has to function stressed under max loads in a hot. humid, and dusty environment. I may have to run it caseless as I do many of my SBCs that serve as replacements for old SS PLCs. It looks promising and cost-effective. Cool Video. Thank you.
I love this build. And yes, Office 2003 is the best MS Office, and I still use it! I feel vindicated! Thanks, Chris!
jeez I though I was the country bumpkin with Office 2008
@@lawLess-fs1qxBack in senior year of high school I actually typed a paper entirely on Office 2000 using a Windows 98 VM
Thanks for sharing. This board and its bigger m-atx sister are right in the home pc/lab space and very economical too.
For anyone curious. The specific nvme is MZ-V7S2T0.
The manufacture’s website has a memory QVL file in the support section so you can get a better interesting about ram speed options.
There is a storage QVL too if anyone is curious.
I'm using this motherboard inside an old switch 1U rack case, as a home server and smart home hub, DVR etc. What I missed was an internal DC connector to have 19V laptop brick mounted inside, not only via back panel. Also I'd love it to have a full x16 PCIe for RAID storage options. The connector is x4, but actually only x2 connected. Same for mpcie.
Another excellent video. One idea for the black plastic back plate you used to cover the empty PSU bay would be to fit a parallel port. It would be pretty cool to have a modern system that has PS/2, serial and parallel ports should you need them for older devices.
I missed this part of the video. I would actually block it with a screen or leave it open for airflow. That case was not designed for fanless specifically and so it has ventilation but ideally more..
I'm sure somewhere in the world there are still functioning daisy wheel printers. That would give a real retro charm to paper output.
I work with structural design software that uses a hardware lock device that connects to a parallel port in order to let the program function legally. I have needed to keep functional old machines that still have that port. Newer versions of the software use other methods but are expensive and the old one that was legally bought still works like a charm. So having a newer computer with a functioning parallel port would be great.
Congratulations for the new build! I thought that N100 were available only on mini PCs, so it's cool to know they are an option to consider for power-efficient modern builds!
I hope to find a similar solution with the more powerful i3 N305 CPU, as that would make for a great low power home server.
There's also firewall appliances in the N100 format. Not terribly user friendly as far as servicing, but they come with a massive heatsink in the fanless variety.
Personally, I might be interested in a N305 version over the N100; twice the cores, with a slight bump up in power draw.
Note. I checked my N100 firewall appliance; it's running at 55 C currently.
Thanks!
Thanks for your support, appreciated. :)
The combination of perfectly suited lower-end "tool" PC build AND Explaining Computers. Absolute must watch for me.
Nice set of choices for a perfectly functional "daily driver". As a build for you and your skills, this was falling-down easy. But I'm sure it would be a great tutorial for beginners looking for a similar very affordable platform. It's a nice addition to your canon, and your video production skills are always top-notch.
I will confess, silent computers are something I have come to really appreciate. It's one bug thing with the Raspberry Pi 5B, because the official cooler isn't very loud, and is barely used under nirmal loads anyway.
All home computers where silent until the advent of IBM PC’s
I had a project to silence my desktop...undervolted, underclocked r5 3600. Oversized aircooler with very low rpm quality fans. Just the other day I thought something was wrong since I could hear the machine. Turns out it was just my soda bubbling. Silent machines rock.
@@Tony-eo8zzI'll be honest... I like having a Raspberry Pi as a daily driver. I want something for creative writing and the like, and it is wonderful for what I want. Also, it has a small power output, which is another big consideration for me.
Having a system be as quiet as possible is another thing I want.
I have an Intel machine, which I got for basic gaming.
@@Tony-eo8zz Yes, either Noctua or those I got from Cooler master, they were like $40 for 3 rgba fans. Cant hear them at all.
@@1697djhThe IBM PC was never intended to be a home computer. In any case the keyboard was noisier than the PC itself.
I love your computer upgrade videos. So down to earth, and a good reminder to keep hardware in service when possible rather than buying everything new for a new project.
Thank you! 👍🏻🙏🏻🙂
6:00 Small World! I'm a *QuietPC* customer too! I live in Florida and they were the only retailer on Planet Earth who had a brand new *i9-13900T* to sell me earlier this year. It was a flawless transaction and I highly recommend them to everyone I know. 💖
Very helpful video as usual. Today I built a similar pc to his build. I’m very impressed with the performance and price. These N100 cpus make for a snappy little machine.
Nice build. It's always extremely satisfying to see the performance benefits of current PC tech vs something nearly a decade old. A year on, I suffer from post-covid tinnitus so I can fully appreciate how it feels to never be able to hear true silence ever again 😞. But, some people have succumbed to far more serious after effects of the virus so I should be thankful really.
What a sweet little box! I really wasn't sure that the N100 would do the job, but I admit I am pretty impressed.
I’ve decided to build one as my 2nd pc to play my older games on. Since I do not play nor enjoy modern hand held guiding games, press this button press that button known as QuickTime events no thanks. This solution is ideal for the less demanding titles I enjoy. Thanks for inspiring me to do so.
Great video (as always)! One thing I've learnt throughout the years of computing is to take pauses during longer sessions. It's easy to forget about time while working/gaming/etc., but a few minutes of just standing up or leaving the room for a minute helps with getting out of that very static stance one might have while sitting down (completely unaware of it). Tinnitus can come from muscle tension and so on, for instance, jaw clenching.
Hope the silent machine helps out anyhow! Sure think it will!
A very interesting point on muscle tension. Thanks for this,
I am glad you got your new PC. I wanted to do something similar but I got lost in the many options to choose from, and gave up. Seeing how simple the build can be helps a lot. Thanks for sharing. ❤
The video and its associated videos, together with the latest moronic MS developments, that finally pushed me 100% over to Linux. Years of practice with Linux now means I am entirely comfortable, helped by these videos, with dumping MS for good. Thanks Chris; the very definition of useful, reliable YT content.
Great to hear of your successful transition. :)
Great video. I almost feel inspired to build something like this for my parents’ daily use. And in the words of Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence!
[piiiiiiiing...]
God-tier song. Anyway, good luck if you do build one!
I’m really impressed by these low power solutions. Thanks!
Not sure how many viewers will get the Tremeloes reference, but nicely delivered Chris.
very interesting. I had an idea to do the same couple of months ago, but I was 10 years away from the pc topics and bought at the end a laptop, but I love the idea of silent and fast small pc with linux for dayli usage. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Christopher, that's a nice wee system you've got there. I liked the Tremeloes reference even though it's before your time!
I love that case, I wish more modern cases had 5.25'' drive bays, even if you're not gonna put an optical drive, they're handy for hot swap sata bays or additional front usb.
Always good to see an EC build video. Clear explanation as to why each component was chosen, and how to carry out the assembly. As a bonus, I think this might be the first time I heard the meaning of LPT.
That and the serial port are now relics of the past for most people. Surprising the board had them both. Unless you ordered that motherboard especially because you had a use for them?
@@sharonwolff1 I too was surprised to see that Chris’ board had both ports, as I’m sure it’s meant for office or home use. Serial is still (or was until recently) used in industrial applications.
Those older ports might be useful for certain commercial or industrial use cases where interfacing with the machine the computer controls requires LPT or COM. One example I can immediately think of is laser tag arenas.
This Build was Clear and confidence building for those us building our own desktop pc or returning to doing so. Energy saver too.
I always love an EC computer build!
That new board looks really nice. Props to ASRock for making it, and props to you, good sir, for giving it a happy new home. 💻🖥👍
Glad you're doing this when I thought about getting this board to make a 1U server.
This is why the heyday of the SBC is over. For a comparable price, you can get a more capable system than an SBC. That's not to say there are no use cases for an SBC form factor. But more and more people are going to build systems like this instead of using SBCs. If you're looking for a quick video to produce, you might compare the performance of this computer with similarly-priced SBCs. I think that would be very interesting.
As always Chris, informative and entertaining. I am extremely happy I found your channel years ago. Thank you for all the great vids including this one.
You have CRT monitor! Massive respect!
Very nice. The N100 is, IMO, the best bang for your buck processor to come out in 2023. Dual channel RAM would have added a nice little oomph to the performance but this is Intel after all, so you cannot expect too much. This video also showed people that using a 2014 PC does not have to mean living in the dark ages, with day to day performance being perfectly acceptable. Re-using the case was another example of good ecology.
The thermaltake case you have is a case I love, I have one I use as my linux machine. Half way across the world same taste in cases. Great content.
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Congratulations! I've build my night sky observation camera station for outdoor usage with an ASRock board as main server . I love the power efficiency of these boards. 😊
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Totally with you about MS Office. I Still run windows 7 on my daily computer for exactly this reason.
Awesome mix of old school and new school! Keep up the great work Sir!
Great quiet build, Mint and XP.. two of my favourites!
It's so nice to watch a video like this. It reminds me of older systems when passive cooling was still a common thing. Such a beautiful piece of computing engineering, for daily use of browser, office, etc.
Chris says : The Silence is Golden!
serial and parallel connectors - made me feel quite retro!
Ikr? You can put a CVX4 or OPL3LPT on the LPT port and have actual retro sounds coming out of your machine. And a mouse in COM1 too.
I love the fact that you have copious amounts of blu-tack alongside your K-9. I use that much of it I ought to buy shares in the company! ;-)
An interesting silent build & not a bad price for the N100. I like the the old itx case you've reused it seemed to have a fair amount of space. Mr scissors had plenty of action nice to see, one thing missing was the cursing of the IO shield.
Hi Chris, the temperature is certainly acceptable for a fanless PC, and the components are mounted fine for airflow, but I'd prefer to keep it cooler if it was mine. You should test it with the case open, or placed on its side, because not having vents at the top may be something you can fix, and a vertical orientation may help speed how quickly air goes over the fins. Once that's determined I feel like the heat sink could be swapped for a larger one if you like (and you'll probably improve cooling just by reapplying thermal paste more evenly). Lastly, you MAY be able to reduce idle power consumption and therefore temperature by capping the CPU speed in windows power options, or the voltage in BIOS. You can look at power options for the samsung drive and RAM too. But I think step #1 should get you up to -5C improvement without any performance hit at all.
I often wonder why people like to keep their heat in a box )-/
1000% with you on the Office problem - the pre-ribbon interface was bliss compared to the hideous mess we have now. I note 2021 Pro is hideously slow, it's like using a foreign hosted web application but chewing up our local PC for the privilege.
Thanks for the idea! I'm planning to build a low power home server soon and energy usage is a major consideration, alongside noise. While this specific model doesn't have enough SATA ports for my liking (unless I get a PCIe -> SATA card), this has definitely pointed me in the right direction!
There's a few aliexpress motherboards out there with 6 sata and 1-2 M2 shots. They appear to be the latest cpu upgrade on boards that came up from 5105 & 6213 cpus.
The main struggle is the N100 only having 9 pci lanes to handle everything, so there's some compromises. Those motherboards seem to originate from NVR security camera recording. So they get 3/4 2.5G ethernet ports (!) which claim the lion's share of the pci lanes. Still very good value of you wait for the prices to cycle lower.
I was looking at older SFF pcs or H110i motherboards and the price-performance-wattage on the new N100 softrouter/nas setups appear to compete very well even against used systems. We don't get as great deals on discarded commercial kit in the UK.
This is fun to watch. Even tho some complain that x86 is stagnant because they don’t see big changes between generation of CPU anymore this shows that over 10 year period quit much has happend in form of performance/watt.
Also nostalgia to see Win XP and Office 2003. 👍
I have changed from a full tower also 10+ yo i7 desktop to a modern ryzen mini pc this year. I was looking for a completely quiet desktop. This isn't, but most of the time, the noise gap from the older system is music to the ear. I'd take a leap and say that it improves life quality even.
As a sidenote, I'm currently using a Noctua 120mm fan at a project at work. It's 12V rated, but I'm powering it at 5V. It is not dead silent, no, but inside a case, it might pass unnoticed. And it helps with the thermal profile. Additionally, as a diy project, one could add a usb pwm module and implement a temperature curve control, in order to keep noise at a minimum.
Model I believe it is NF-F12iPPC-2000.
The sub d connectors give it a kind of retro look. Happy holidays.
Nice upgrade Chris! Hadn't heard about the N100 processor until this video!
Greetings Chris.
Glad I caught this video Christopher! This gives me some ideas for upgrading a nice old Falcon Northwest aluminum 'Shuttle' type case that currently has an old mini-ATX with a dual-core Celeron that's about used up. I'm pretty sure the case is setup for a micro ITX as well, but even if it isn't, there's plenty of floor space to redrill it for the necessary stand-offs. I don't see those SATA power cables being able to support any type of standard 3.5 in. SATA drives, so I may have to go with the N100M, so I can retain my stock PSU, and a case fan or 2, to keep the drives cool. It wouldn't be quite as efficient, but I could have a LOT more storage, and exponentially faster to boot!😉
Nice little system and totally silent too.
it's impressive what you can do with a silent PC these days.
though my ears would fill the void with a quiet eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee anyway, so I've never bothered going completely silent.
An EC build without 'come on you little swine'? It's gone very smoothly then!
8GB of RAM instead of 16GB is an interesting choice. I'm assuming Linux Mint 21.3 may see a newer kernel that supports the N100?
Thanks Chris for the video. These N100s are decent little chips.
He probably said that during the I/O shield install which he skipped lol
Either putting the I/O shield on went well or our always dashing pal turned the air blue during the process! 😅
Completely agree about the BIOS / Ethernet setting for auto loading drivers off the internet. That's a hack just sitting there to absolutely eventually be exploited.
This is perfect, I didn’t even know there was an itx n100. I need a cheap low power pc for browsing (I already have a ryzen 7600 computer for gaming)
I really like this project as it matches with a similar idea i had for building switching over my NAS. I probably would have put a fan in there because I am paranoid, but it is nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
First one of your videos that I've seen. Very straightforward and measured. I am reminded in the best way, of the Open University broadcasts of the 80s & 90s. 👍🎓😎
It seems as though RUclips ate my first attempt to make this comment so here it goes again.
I always love the PC build videos and this one is certainly no exception. I did have to hold back my laughter upon seeing the two individually bagged screws that came with the board! Whose bright idea was that?
Anyway, hopefully your ears will be very happy with the quiet PC upgrade! And in regards to 15:21, here's a nice virtual hug. 🤗
Hi Chris. Congrats for the upgrade and thanks for the nice video.
Lovely stuff! Regarding power consumption, I went from ~120W idle on an 3rd gen Xeon 12 core (fastest you could get on socket 2011), all the way down to ~50W with 2.5x the performance with 12th gen. I also added a good chunk of RAM too (32GB to 64GB).
May not sound like a lot, but given the 24/7 usage, that's a good chuck of my house's base load reduced!
I totally agree with the option of having a virtual windows xp for an alternative office version, that is a good idea. Great upgrade. I just did a minor upgrade to AMD 7500F running linux mint. Very smooth so far.
Neat, I'm thinking of using this motherboard for a low power server system. Looks good
Even as a passive computer like that it still healthy to put a small cooling fan in to move the ambient air out and, there's plenty of tiny cooling fans that are extremely quiet.
Extremely quiet yes, but not totally silent. I've build and tested many silent and quiet systems on this channel! :)
I really miss taking a closer look. But the videos are fantastic as usual.
N100 makes a decent VM server as well for prototypes and home automation. With 32gb you can throw a lot of lightly loaded services at it. Performance is great for the power usage.
Looks like a convenient and quiet daily Linux driver. I’d be interested to see how Windows would perform on it, just out of curiosity. Looking forward to your next video!
I'm typing this on an N100 mini-pc running Win11. It's fine. Nothing astonishing but I'm delighted for the price.
@@stanwbakerThanks for the info! Wishing you a great day!
These days I feel Windows needs at least 16GB RAM to be performant. Linux is probably ok with 8GB.
@@mikeh7704 Yes, Windows needs 16GB RAM for all of those "lovely" background processes that sit there stealing all of your personal data and phoning it home to Microsoft. The best Christmas present anyone can give themselves is to rid themselves of their Microsoft abuser once and for all and move to Linux.
@@mikeh7704 My full-flavor Win11 install, plus Chrome hits just over 6 gb. Greater than 8 would be recommended for any OS, but required for Win11.
Built to work and last.
NO RGB nonsene, just a tool to work with
Thank you
I hope the new fanless system is easier on your ears, Professor! Thank you for sharing this video with us...🇺🇸 👍☕
Thanks for this. The silent operation of this PC is already providing me with significant benefits.
A great balance! We all arent interested in a video game beast. There's much to be said in favor of practical systems.
the N95 and N100 are great low power chips, I just bought an N95 mini PC and the price to performance is impressive
iv always felt asrock is underated, this board has all you need. and nice to see the vga port sticking around
This would be great to use for a low powered NAS, especially if you used flash storage for the array, complete silence! Great video Chris and may be the basis for my next homelab build.
Have you seen those NAS N5105 boards by topton? They have 6 SATA ports.
That was my first thought as well, but the PCIe / M.2 connectivity looks a bit limited to me though. Still an interesting motherboard. I'm running a HP Prodesk 400 G6 (SFF) I bought used off ebay for about £160 a little while back, came with a core i5 (9th gen), 16GB Ram and an SSD. I upgraded a few bits on it and run Unraid on there. Quiet, efficient, and quite powerful when it needs to be. About 8W on idle and similar on load to this N100 system with an 8 core, Core™ i7-9700T. They are great for a NAS and can fit a single 3.5" drive as well which is handy. Not silent, but I run it in the loft of my garage anyway, so I can' t hear it! 😀
I have this motherboard too and was able to run in without issues with USB-C PD to 20V DC barrel jack converter cable from powerbank.
Smashing! You did the usual outstanding job on this Chris. Thank you for choosing to upgrade with affordable yet fully capable components. Looking forward to a subsequent report down the line. Cheers!
This Will Run Straight Off Of My Ryobi 18Volt Batteries!! I Currently Am Running A Dell Optiplex SFF I7 8700 With m.2 for OS and A Full Sized 16TB HDD To Run jellyfin Media Server And Drive My TV! It Has 1 Fan In It And Unless I Am gaming And The GPU Starts Heating Up You Can Not Hear it From My Couch! I Think i Paid 190 For The PC 180 For The HDD And 50 For The SSD! The Graphics Card Was A Gift So I Did Not List It! It Replaced An Old Dell XPS 410 Core2 Q6600 With A Kingston 128GB SSD And An Old ATI Graphics Card That Had HDMI Out! The Old XPS Did Not Fail But At Some Time You Start To Worry About Faulty Capacitors! I Definitely Got My Money Out Of The Q6600 As Has Trans-coded Thousands Of Hours of DVR'ed TV Shows In The 12 Years I owned It! It Would Be Running 24 Hours A Day 365 days A Year About A Quarter of That Time It Was Converting Mpeg2 To MP4!! the New To me Optiplex Has Quick Sync Which makes Converting Video A Snap! What Was Taking Me Hours Now Only takes Minutes!
This n100 embedded cpu motherboard is a great choice for daily home use like office work , browsing web , watching RUclips/Netflix/prime , some light gaming with old games and even stock trading ( most of the brokers in my country have a online web trading portal from where 1 can trade so no issues there but i think this cpu can easily handel the trading softwares which will be running from ssd . Install 16 gigs ram . ) so it is a allrounder in a budget . ( It's a shame that it is not available in my country) 😤☹️😑.
The best part in this whole vlog is the Linux OS part . He only cloned the the previous drive's content and transferred it to new m2 ssd .
And walla Linux mint system was up and running just like that 🎉🎊. No installing of any other drivers except for the video graphics driver which he said will be sorted out with a upgraded Linux Kernel 😮😳😁😆 .
Now try this os cloning part with windows 😅
That is why i like Linux .
It's kernel has all the drivers the OS needs to make the system work and ssd/hdd can be swapped easily to other system provided that the other system has same brand's graphic processor as that of previous system example : intel onboard graphics so go for another system with intel onboard graphics even if cpu is older or newer . Same for systems with discrete amd graphic card , find another system with discrete amd graphic card or intel onboard graphic and linux will boot )
I think a 6.x Linux kernel or above will automatically solve the graphic driver problem .
LMDE 6 already comes with kernel 6.x so graphics driver may have got resolved from that start but its mint update software doesn't has any kernel update section but has got "debian backports" enabled by default so newer kernels are being pushed to LMDE6 but LM 21's mint update software does have kernel update section which contains newer kernels series from canonical
So nice to see SSD prices coming down so much! It wasn't that long ago when a 2TB Samsung NVME SSD was ~$240!
I just paid $55 for a 1TB NVMe external. Yeah, finally becoming reasonable!
Of course, I remember when $5 per megabyte was "reasonable" :D
@@Reziac Were ssd prices that high and whoever thought that would be reasonable? A 64GB ssd would have cost 320k ....
@@Noksus Truly amazing. And we find them as easy to fill up as we dd a 20mb hard drive... :)
Great video, clear and concise. A balance of energy savings of compute power is becoming easier these days with tech. This hardware functions are similar to a Dell 7060m series, which is what I use for a daily driver, but with a good performance boost.
I got a Morefine M6S w/ N100 and 12GB DDR5 for $100 (with coupon) from China, fits in the palm of my hand and runs fine.
I just love your videos! Now you can read comments without any noise :D
Thanks, and exactly so. :)
Hey Chris
Idk if you saying you had a lot going on in your life was a good or bad thing
But as one of the people who watch your channel and enjoy your content
I hope things are ok for you
And whatever you believe or if you celebrate
Happy holidays or what ever you observe (don’t want to offend you)
Take care
And this video was done very well like everything you do buddy
I thought I was the only person who liked these embedded system boards with the soldered on cpu
I have a Braswell Celeron Quad Core J series J3345 I believe it is
Might be off on the number as I have two the same board
Only difference one is a quad the other is a dual core
I use the dual core for audio use
That a J3455 and a J3355 I have
One is Quad one is Dual
There the Apollo Lake (Goldmont) era Celerons
Really good for Linux I’ve found
As limited as they can be
There not meant to be more than they are
I like the low power draw
And I’ve gotten a lot of miles out of them both
They both run Ubuntu 22.04
Idk why
But I tend to like the Debian based Linux distress more than Arch or Redhat/SuSE
I’m just not turning the J335 into a storage server
5 x 2 TB WD Blue Drives
Ought to be a nice little nas
Your channel is where I get the basis for all of my projects